Technology Buzz Words
The use and development of computer systems that are able to learn and adapt without following explicit instructions
What is machine learning?
When teams are aware of what is happening upstream and downstream in the supply chain
What is transparency?
A personality assessment that shares its name with a famous WWE wreslter
What is the Hogan?
The central repository where GO's data will be stored as a single source of truth
What is the DDL?
The foundation for digital transformation aiming to bring together all critical GO data and showcase it for users
What is Harmonize & Visualize (H&V)?
The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human judgement
What is artificial intelligence?
A virtual replica of potential and actual physical assets, processes, people, places, systems and devices that can be used for various purposes
What is a Digital Twin?
A creative problem solving methodology developed by IDEO where you may need to defer judgement during brainstorming
What is Design Thinking?
What is SQL?
The set of capabilities aimed around transforming demand planning, lead time management, and S&OP operations
What is Make the Right Commitments (MTRC)?
A set of values and principles that drives a new method of project management characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work
What is Agile?
The ability to track all processes from procurement of raw materials to production, consumption and disposal to clarify when and where the product was produced by whom (generally to improve product quality).
What is traceability?
The dynamic teaching duo whose specialties include transportation and analytics when they're not quipping at one another
Who are Chris and Doug?
The practice of manipulating, extracting, and cleaning data
What is Data Engineering?
The set of capabilities aimed around minimizing continuity of supply risks
What is Ensure Parts Supply (EPS)?
What is RPA?
Relating to a system in which input data is processed within milliseconds so that it is available virtually immediately as feedback
What is real-time?
A project year 3's take on to really show what they've learned
What is the capstone?
The database technology that powers the Dell Data Lake
What is PostgreSQL/Greenplum/Teradata?
The set of capabilities aiming to enable GCMs and procurement leaders to better manage costs and vendor relationships
What is Manage Supplier Ecosystem (MSE)?
A type of graphical user interface which often provides at-a-glance views of key performance indicators.
What is a dashboard?
The ability to imitate a situation or process and test what-if scenarios
What is simulation?
The SCDP was developed a similar finance development program in mind from this company
What is General Electric (GE)?
The attribute in a data table which can uniquely identify records
What is a primary key?
The set of capabilities aiming to create a single source of truth for inventory data and related information
What is Unified Inventory Program (UIP)?